Waking up to the Naegleria threat: urgent measures needed to protect public health in Pakistan

Editorial

. 2024 Apr;22(4):129-130.

doi: 10.1080/14787210.2024.2304055. Epub 2024 Jan 10.

Affiliations

¹ Hamdard Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hamdard University Islamabad Campus Islamabad, Pakistan.
² Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore & Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ Department of Optometry, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
⁴ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
⁵ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Editorial

Ifrah Ata et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;22(4):129-130.

doi: 10.1080/14787210.2024.2304055. Epub 2024 Jan 10.

¹ Hamdard Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hamdard University Islamabad Campus Islamabad, Pakistan.
² Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore & Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ Department of Optometry, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
⁴ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
⁵ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Keywords: Naegleria fowleri; PAM; naegleria outbreak; pakistan; public health.

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